[thebigjewel] Now Showing: Local Directors Take Shakespeare In Startling New Directions - October 23, 2002
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Now Showing: Local Directors Take Shakespeare In Startling New Directions
By Tristan Devin
Emelio Felance has ruffled the feathers of more than a few Shakespeare
purists by removing the dialogue from "King Lear" and replacing it with the
original cast recording of "A Chorus Line." The Portuguese director has
also drawn criticism from the Actors' Equity Association for casting
barnyard animals in major roles. Old Soldier, who recently made a showing
in the Kentucky Derby, takes the part of Lear, and Miss Margaret, a New
Jersey mutton sheep, plays Cordelia. Some have embraced Felance's
vision. "Stunning," writes Harper's Melissa Wong. "Old Soldier is the
finest Lear yet." Others are up in arms. "This is a travesty," laments
William Temor in his New York Times review. "Everyone knows that the 1992
recording of 'A Chorus Line' is far superior to the original." ("King Lear"
plays through November at Cat Scratch Theater, after which you can catch
Miss Margaret at Stuart Anderson's where she will appear as a chop.)
Read the whole article at: http://www.thebigjewel.com/nowshowing/
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